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Sugar Rush: Science, Obesity and the Social Life of Sugar

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Karen Throsby explains how sugar has become the new public health bĂȘte noir and discusses her new research project exploring scientific knowledge production, validation and popular appropriation; the role of generation, gender, race an class in the production of embodied citizenship; the politics of food in the context of austerity; and  contemporary panics around health and body size.

CIGS gets a new blog page

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CIGS now has a new blog page! Drop by to read about research being conducted by CIGS staff and students. Contributions welcome.